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“He'll” or “Heal” or “Heel”

Overview

he'll / heal / heel are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

he'll: NA

heal: (verb) get healthy again.

heel: (noun) the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. (noun) the back part of the human foot. (noun) one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread. (noun) the lower end of a ship's mast. (noun) (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft. (verb) follow at the heels of a person. (verb) perform with the heels. (verb) strike with the heel of the club. (verb) put a new heel on.

Pronunciation

he'll: hh·IY·l

heal: hh·IY·l

heel: hh·IY·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “he'll”

  • referred to as "hell upon earth".
  • Murray, Debbie Harry and Richard Hell.
  • multiple legs spanning over multiple continents.
  • 162: Colors of Hell
  • media manager and removed the post.
  • "Unleash Hell" (2003)
  • 011: Anvil of Hell (March 1988)
  • ran a "Confessional" competition on Facebook.
  • by the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network.
  • lead that was still extremely hot.

Examples of “heal”

  • the former Phalanx zones to heal infected people with Tyro's lifeglow
  • library and he begins to heal in the same manner as
  • Heal, Bridget.
  • The back muscles can usually heal themselves within a couple of
  • physician and the brothers to heal the men those in the
  • Heal Thyself ... Doris Green (2012
  • co-authors of The Courage to Heal (1988), are described as "champions
  • the marriage would help to heal the relationship between the cities
  • and environmentally friendly methods to heal them.
  • that the gods refused to heal him because they knew Caracalla's

Examples of “heel”

  • He would soon turn heel again, joining the remnants of
  • year Evtimov led his Tar Heel team in rebounds and points
  • Best Heel (1990)
  • with a Cuban or Louis heel, which could be pull-on, or
  • that order, are his Achilles' heel.
  • grisly grinding of the avenger's heel into the dead Milverton's bespectacled
  • after a beatdown from the heel faction Monster Army (Mark Coleman,
  • get the win, turning him heel in the process and accompanied
  • proved to be its Achilles heel.
  • Van Vlissingen en Dudok van Heel, later Koninklijke Fabriek van Stoom-


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